Magicians Advice Podcast

In episode 18 we talk to about what tricks work best for close up magic.  Not much of a write up for this one as its pretty much self explanatory.

Thank you Damon for taking part in the episode.

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Episode 17 Pocket Management tips

Join Phil Taylor and Ian Brennan as they discuss ways to manage your props in your pockets.

 *How much should you be packing into your pockets?

*How to keep gimmicks accessible and easy to find.

*What to consider when thinking about clothing.

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An interview with Rus Andrews " You're Thinking Like A Magician"

In this episode we talk to Rus Andrews about his approach to magic.   

If you like jazz magic this is the podcast to listen too.  Rus goes into detail about how he only uses jazz magic to keep it fresh for himself and how he entertains spectators with that style.

This is a great episode and you will learn a lot for listening to Rus, please sit back and enjoy our latest episode, " Your Thinking Too Much Like A Magician" 

Thanks Rus for taking the time out.

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Episode 16 Our Top 5 Magic Books. 

 Close up magician Phil Taylor and Magical entertainer Ian Brennan

discuss their top 5 magic books. Links to purchase each can be found below and a rough pricing guide). These books are all fantastic and we would recommend them all! Be smart and shop around as you may find them cheaper in other places, the links we have provided are just a starting point. We hope you enjoy this episode. Let us know your favourite books in our FaceBook group.

Phil’s top 5 books:

* Cool Card Stuff by Paul Gordon http://www.penguinmagic.com/p/S10878 ($30 at time of podcast)

*Leading with your head by Gary Kurtz, http://doceasonmagicshop.com/oscommerce/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=46  ($25 at time of podcast)

*Thinking the impossible by Ramon Rioboo https://www.magicshop.co.uk/thinking-the-impossible-by-ramon-rioboo-and-hermetic-press-book (£27.50 at time of podcast)

*The 75% production and the trick with no method  by Justin Higham.

 https://www.vanishingincmagic.com/magic/card-magic/75-percent-production/  ($15 at time of podcast)

and Secrets of Improvisational Magic by Justin Higham https://www.vanishingincmagic.com/magic/card-magic/secrets-of-improvisational-magic/ ($20 at time of podcast)

*Modus Operandi by Joe Barry: http://themodus.co.uk/operandi-issue-one/  (£20 at time of podcast.)

Ian’s top 5 books: 

*A book in English by Woody Aragon,: http://www.propdog.co.uk/A-Book-in-English-Woody-Aragon (£46.99 at time of podcast)

*Five Points In Magic by Juan Tamariz  https://www.amazon.co.uk/Five-Points-Magic-Juan-Tamariz/dp/0945296576 (£27.62 at time of podcast)

*Scripting magic by Pete McCabe https://www.magicshop.co.uk/scripting-magic-by-pete-mccabe-book (£29.99 at time of podcast)

*Maximum entertainment, Director’s notes for Magicians by Ken Weber  https://www.amazon.co.uk/Maximum-Entertainment-Directors-Magicians-Mentalists/dp/0974638005

*Hiding the Elephant by Jim Steinmeyer:https://www.amazon.co.uk/Hiding-Elephant-Magicians-Invented-Impossible/dp/0099476649 (from £0.01 at time of podcast)

and Art and Artifice by Jim Steinmeyer:  https://www.amazon.co.uk/d/cka/Art-Artifice-Other-Essays-Illusion-Jim-Steinmeyer/0786718064/ref=pd_sim_14_3/256-2569596-9259509?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=4P64FQ485AAJH9HHA0BK  (from £5.97 at time of podcast)  

OK, we chose 6 books each!

Here are some other classic reads that were mentioned in the podcast as well.

Royal Road to Card Magic by Jean Hugard http://www.penguinmagic.com/p/S10878 from £1.69 at time of podcast) , Bobo’s coin )

Modern Coin Magic by J.B. Bobo https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/0486242587/ref=pd_lpo_sbs_dp_ss_2?pf_rd_p=569136327&pf_rd_s=lpo-top-stripe&pf_rd_t=201&pf_rd_i=0572029187&pf_rd_m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&pf_rd_r=R8H4P82DMVBN5B1GM14Q (price from £1.28 at time of podcast)

Card College by Roberto Giobbi  https://www.amazon.co.uk/d/Books/Card-College-1-Roberto-Giobbi/0945296185/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1479289728&sr=1-1&keywords=card+college (£38 at time of podcast)

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**The first 5 minutes of the podcast were a bit of a slow start but please stick with it, it gets better we promise.**

Welcome to this special extra edition of the Magicians Advice Podcast where your hosts, Phil Taylor and Ian Brennan, talk with Damon Conlan about creating a stage magic routine.

Damon is a Midlands based magician who started out in close up magic but now spends the majority of his time performing at Comedy clubs and performing stage magic. Damon talks about the differences and similarities between close up and stage. Damon also talks openly and honestly about the process behind creating his one man show 'Make Britain Magic Again' Which he performed in the Blue Orange Theatre Birmingham.  A lot of magicians perform an effect or two that can play to a large room but very few have created a full one-hour show and sold our theatres where guests pay to come and see you. It was a real pleasure to chat with Damon and learn from his experiences, we hope you enjoy the podcast and take something away from it as well. 

Find out more about Damon here: http://www.damonconlan.co.uk/ 

Phil Taylor Birmingham Magician here http://www.magicianscorner.co.uk/ 

and Ian Brennan Wedding Magician here:  http://www.magicforhire.co.uk/ 

All our previous podcasts are available via http://www.magicianscorner.co.uk/category/podcast/ and via iTunes https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/magicians-advice-podcast/id1125726907?mt=2  

Thank you for taking the time to listen and join us on our journey. 

Until next time,

Phil and Ian

Episode 15 Wedding Prices, Advice & Tips. 

Close up magician Phil Taylor and Magical entertainer Ian Brennan talk about the secretive world of pricing for weddings. Many magicians tip toe around the topic of pricing for weddings but there is no tip toeing on the Magician’s Advice Podcast. In this episode you will find honest advice about performing at weddings for money.

In this episode Phil and Ian talk about

• how much you should charge as a wedding magician
• how to work out your pricing structure
• and how to deal with taking payments.

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Episode 14 Our Favourite 5 magic tricks. 

Close up magician Phil Taylor and Magical entertainer Ian Brennan are joined by magician Mick Clark as they discuss their favourite magic tricks.

Mick is a Magician in the Midlands who has created a range of magic effects some of which are on penguin magic, others available direct from himself and his latest project has recently been filmed by the Propdog Team.

In this episode Phil, Ian and Mick talk about their favourite tricks that they each perform and the reason behind choosing each effect. The list is very subjective so please let us know what your favourite tricks are and why. What are their favourite tricks? Well you'll just have to listen to the episode to find out. 

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Phil Taylor and Ian Brennan the business side of magic with Harry Robson.

Harry Phil and Ian discuss fees, approaching corporate work. 

*The business side of magic.

* Booking Weddings

*Fees

*Blackpool

*Up and coming projects

*How to become an entertainer

*Three Magic Questions

To find out more about Harry Robson http://www.harryrobsonmagic.co.uk/

To find out about Blackpool 2017 and the magic club click here http://blackpoolmagic.com/

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South Staffordshire Society of Magicians www.3SMmagic.co.uk

The Magic Circle. www.themagiccircle.co.uk/

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Episode 13:  How we get our bookings. 

Close up magician Phil Taylor and Magical entertainer Ian Brennan discuss about how they get their bookings

Phil and Ian discuss different ways to get magic bookings. They talk about *Advertising in magazines,

*Getting bookings via Google searches

*Ian talks about his experience and the pros & cons of wedding fairs,  

*Phil talks about his method for getting paid work while dealing with charity events

*Should you work for friends and family?

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South Staffordshire Society of Magicians www.3SMmagic.co.uk

The Magic Circle. www.themagiccircle.co.uk/

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Episode 12:  Journey Into Paid Performances.

Close up magician Phil Taylor and Magical entertainer Ian Brennan discuss about how they got into magic and their journey to becoming paid working magicians.

Phil and Ian talk honestly about growing up into magic and their very different stories and reasons for performing.  They talk about how they first met and that they probably never would have given each other the time of day if it wasn’t for the power of magic to bring people together.

They also talk about getting their first gigs and more importantly, first paid gigs, and how they moved on from there.

Phil recommends:

            *Brad Christians How To Do Street Magic  http://www.ellusionist.com/how-to-do-street-magic.html            

            *Complete guide to coin magic by Michael Ammar   http://www.penguinmagic.com/p/S4335

Ian recommends:

            *Born to perform by Oz Pearlman  http://www.penguinmagic.com/p/4191

            *On the spot with Gregory Wilson http://www.penguinmagic.com/p/1754  

Both Phil and Ian Mention:

            *The Royal Road to Card Magic by Jean Hugard  https://www.amazon.co.uk/Royal-Road-Card-Magic/dp/0572029187

            *Modern coin magic by J.B.Bobo   https://www.amazon.co.uk/Modern-Coin-Magic-Sleights-Tricks/dp/0486242587/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1472454316&sr=1-1&keywords=modern+coin+magic

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